Postal Realty Trust (PSTL) Competitors

Postal Realty Trust (NYSE:PSTL) and BRT Apartments (NYSE:BRT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Does the media prefer PSTL or BRT?

In the previous week, BRT Apartments had 5 more articles in the media than Postal Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for BRT Apartments and 9 mentions for Postal Realty Trust. Postal Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat BRT Apartments' score of 0.96 indicating that Postal Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Postal Realty Trust	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BRT Apartments	4 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PSTL or BRT a better dividend stock?

Postal Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. BRT Apartments pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Postal Realty Trust pays out 872.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BRT Apartments pays out 555.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is PSTL or BRT more profitable?

Postal Realty Trust has a net margin of 5.82% compared to BRT Apartments' net margin of 4.14%. BRT Apartments' return on equity of 1.62% beat Postal Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Postal Realty Trust	5.82%	1.28%	0.69%
BRT Apartments	4.14%	1.62%	0.54%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PSTL or BRT?

BRT Apartments has higher revenue and earnings than Postal Realty Trust. BRT Apartments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Postal Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Postal Realty Trust	$63.71M	4.88	$3.71M	$0.11	125.65
BRT Apartments	$93.62M	3.50	$3.87M	$0.18	97.95

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PSTL or BRT?

BRT Apartments received 243 more outperform votes than Postal Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.61% of users gave BRT Apartments an outperform vote while only 46.84% of users gave Postal Realty Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Postal Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 37 46.84%	Underperform Votes 42 53.16%
BRT Apartments	Outperform Votes 280 60.61%	Underperform Votes 182 39.39%

Do analysts prefer PSTL or BRT?

Postal Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.39%. BRT Apartments has a consensus target price of $21.75, suggesting a potential upside of 23.37%. Given BRT Apartments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BRT Apartments is more favorable than Postal Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Postal Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
BRT Apartments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, PSTL or BRT?

Postal Realty Trust has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BRT Apartments has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PSTL or BRT?

57.9% of Postal Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.1% of BRT Apartments shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.2% of Postal Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 38.3% of BRT Apartments shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

BRT Apartments beats Postal Realty Trust on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.